Eighteen political parties, including Congress, have decided to hold protests in every state against the NDA government's decision on note ban, saying it had "caused hardship to the people." IN PIC: Coimbatore DMK cadres held a protest in the city. The protest was led by Stalin's sister and DMK Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi. (EPS | Sengapandiyan)

Shinzo Abe, who is accompanied by his wife Akie Abe, has a hectic schedule for the next two days in Modi's home state, including laying of the foundation stone for India's first bullet train, to be run between Ahmedabad and Mumbai, and to attend the 12th Indo-Japan Summit.

Several demonstrations are being held in Hamburg, Germany where the G-20 summit is set to be held on July 7 and 8. From far-left protestors, whose hotbed Hamburg is known to be, to even a small pro-right pro-Donald Trump group, police have much to keep their eye out for.